DXpedition

Using Win-Test on a DXpedition

In DXpedition mode, Win-Test allows you to add some information - like operator's name, QTH - to the QSO in an info field that can optionally be enabled through the DXpedition Options menu.

You may find the following information helpful for a DXpedition. It was contributed by several DXpeditioners.

Some useful hints:

In the Contest Configuration dialog, click the [Days ...] button next to the Contest drop-down list to set the DXpedition duration (maximum 14 days). The default duration is 4 days. This value controls the width of the graphs in the Statistics window.

To see - at a glance- on which bands and modes you have worked a specific station, use the Check Multipliers window (available by [F10]) with the automatic update enabled.

Synchronizing logs:

Synchronizing should be turned on to make sure nothing is lost, even in case of RFI or a hardware failure. However, note that changes to existing QSOs will not propagate to computers that are not on the network while the change occurs. This is a known limitation.

To create a complete log, merge the different WTB files on an offline computer. The *.merge file will contain merge conflicts which you will have to sort out one by one (cannot be done by software).

You plan to join a contest during the DXpedition? You have two choices:

If you are not interested in taking part: stay in DXpedition mode and just log the contacts either skipping the contest information or add it to the info field

If you plan to turn in a competitive log: split the Win-Test network in two (Win-Test does not allow different contest settings in a single network so you have to separate the stations doing contest from the rest of the DXpedition settup), create a new log for the contest and you are ready to go. Merge the contest log with the other logs later.

It may be especially helpful on a DXpedition to remember that you can actually double click callsigns displayed in the Check Partial or N+1 Windows which will fill-in the callsign field. This comes in handy, when you have copied only parts of a callsign and finally spot the complete call in one of these two windows.

Markers for beacons and band segments can by very handy on a DXpedition. See Extra Information in the Windows Menu for more information.

There is no "zones worked" display in DXpedition mode.

Duplicate contacts are normally not included in the figures of the Summary window (net total). However, there is a context menu option that will allow you to change this to display gross totals.

Some keys like the [INS] and the [F3] keys have slightly different predefined CW messages.